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When job seekers first contact GetFive, one of the most frequent questions we hear is, "How do I upgrade my current resume?" Many people who are beginning their job search believe a polished, professional resume is the only thing that stands between them and their next position

A polished resume is an important tool in a job hunter's toolbox, but it's certainly not the only one required to build the pathway to discovering your dream job. That resume is of no use if it never makes it into the right hands. So how can you reach influential people who can have a...

At GetFive, we’re all about applying a proven method to your job search. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the GetFive approach. The questions are at the top; answers at the bottom. Good luck! Questions What are the four basic techniques to land a meeting in your target market? What...

Many people mistakenly think that networking entails asking one person after another about job openings. These misguided people tend to think the more people they ask, the more likely they are to stumble onto something. But just talking to hundreds of people probably won’t give you much traction. The secret to effective networking involves crafting...

Effective networking is a powerful tool for making valuable business connections and increasing your likelihood of finding your next great career move — whether a move is imminent or down the road. However, poor networking can be every bit as harmful to your career as good networking is beneficial. As you’re planning your next networking...

Did you know the period immediately following New Year’s Day is typically the busiest hiring time of the calendar year? That’s because many companies are scrambling to fill jobs budgeted from the previous year, and because as new budgets take effect, companies are gearing up to hire. Although the economy is healthy, there are a substantial...

As we wind down the last few weeks of 2017, it’s easy for job hunters to feel a sense of anxiety and succumb to gloom and doom. At GetFive, we remind our members that there are good reasons to stay positive, even in the most difficult of times. If you are ready to give up...

Finding a job takes a lot of work and a lot of time. Many job seekers spend much of their energy trying to create strong relationships with people, assuming these close connections will help them in their search. Surprisingly, it’s the people we encounter tangentially — those who are what career experts refer to...

Think networking and sending out resume after resume is the only way to job hunt? Think again. Writing directly to an organization is a critical step to targeting your job search and moving it forward. But what is the secret to writing the most effective cover letters? GetFive outlines that for you here: The Opening...

If you ever read about how companies, as well as some of the big job boards such as Monster Worldwide and CareerBuilder, are making their applicant tracking systems more sophisticated in attracting job applicants, you would think the world of job hunting is becoming a lot like the world of online dating. While human resources...

Whatever the economic situation — whether the stock market is climbing or falling, companies are hiring, or the economy is slumping — one thing is certain: members of The Five O’Clock Club learn from one another. By taking their cues from TFC members who have tested the job market, landed interviews and even new jobs, other...

When you hear the question, “How is your job search going?” you’re likely to answer with a grumbling, “Well, I don’t have a job yet.” But at The Five O’Clock Club, we would never encourage you to answer the question like that. You may not have a job yet, but that doesn’t mean your search...

When you’re on the job hunt, you can employ countless strategies for networking and discovering opportunities. When you’re just starting out, your first instinct may be to turn to job boards on the Internet or to look through your network of contacts, but these are only pieces to the puzzle. The Five O’Clock Club recommends...

As a recent practicing HR professional, I still find myself amazed at the plethora of new terms the HR profession continues to rain upon us. Until recently, if you told me “talent management” was the current term for looking at employee recruitment and engagement you could have fooled me.

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A new college grad? Don't put your education first. It positions you to look like every other college grad--your competitors. Instead, use a summary and emphasize your experience -- papers you've written and jobs or volunteer work you've held.

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Assessment results in tentative job targets and a resume that makes you look appropriate for your targets.

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Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all of your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp ot with your own personality/ Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your objective. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

Milton Berle, comedian

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We make our decisions, and then our decision turn around and make us.

RW Boreham, essayist

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If you want to see your dreams come true, you have to wake up first.

Muhammed Ali

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Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

George Washington Carver

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Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.

Ala Lakein, Time Management Expert

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Action is the antidote to despair.

Joan Baez, Folk Singer

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An object in motion stays in motion, while an object at rest tends to stay at rest.

Newton’s First Law of Motion

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Those who have cultivated persistence seem to enjoy insurance against failure. No matter how many times they are defeated, they managed to move toward the top of the ladder… Those who pick themselves up after defeat and keep on trying, arrive… Those who can’t take it simply do not make the grade.

Napoleon Hill, as quoted by Dennis Kimbro

Think and Grow Rich: A Black choice

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On choosing one’s attitude: Everything can be taken from a man but… the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

Viktor E. Frankl, Holocaust survivor

Man’s Search for Meaning

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